Comments on: Profiles in Cannabis: Rick Steves http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/ Working to reform marijuana laws Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:59:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Stompedonmyrights http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-57396 Stompedonmyrights Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:52:07 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-57396 Here the last thing I want to say: Lets place the legislation below against the ideas of the original draft of the Declaration of Independents written by Thomas Jefferson. Let see how these legislative acts create peace, respect, and honor in the relationship of the people with their elected government. Let see how these acts of legislation promote liberty and justice which is the very essence of the founding fathers’ spiritual dream for a country without tyranny and persecution. These legislative acts are known as the Harrison Narcotics Act of the 63rd US Congress (1914), the Marihuana Tax Act of the 75th US Congress (1937), and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of the 91st US Congress (1970). VS. “We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these ends, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government shall become destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles & organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety & happiness.” Does these acts of congress preserve the inherent & inalienable rights of the people? How are the inherent & inalienable rights preserved by the government for the people? Among those rights are the preservation of life, liberty itself, and the very pursuit of happiness as an equal and independent person / people. When has this elected government respected the preservation of life? Where is our liberty today? Are we free to pursuit our independent happiness as long as it does not step on the rights of others? To secure these ends, governments are in instituted among men, driving their just powers from the consent of the governed. The Governed want changes in the cannabis law not a negotiation with the hired help! It is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, which shall most likely to effect their safety and happiness. So how does the present cannabis prohibition laws effect our safety and happiness? Has the government become destructive in their Constructive Fraud upon the people? Who is destructive to the safety and welfare of the American People? Do we now have a right to alter and or abolish those elements of government that are destructive to the people as a whole? As we have learn and are better educated should the American people have to maintain the fraudulent information and practices of the early 1900s? Or will we be allowed our liberty to case off that which is untrue which creates hostilities between the American people and their elected employees - government? Can the American Government continue to unjustly defraud the American People of their inalienable rights to the cannabis plant even after their many lies are exposed? Why must we continue the fraudulent legislative acts? Why would the American People let this elected government, knowing there is no real safety issue with the health and welfare of the nation to continue to lock people up for the use the cannabis plant? Will we as American Juries allow another 800,000 plus fellow Americans be labeled as criminals? Can we change the law by Jury Nullification or Jury Lawlessness and put an end to these unlawful acts. If we, as the jury of peers refuse to convict our fellow American who use cannabis how will the government not hear our voice? Why will we Americans, the employer, let our government, the employees, spend billions of dollars, dollars we don’t have to spend, on incarcerating these cannabis plant users?(average cost of prisoner $23,500) How does taking Americans who have had their inalienable rights unjustly abrogated away from them, placed in prison, or placed on probation and forced to attend drug treatment, how does this make these folks a better person? Or for that matter where is the benefit to society? If we harden a person’s heart do we get a better citizen? Will it make for a better republic? Time for those called to jury duty to just say Not Guilty! We do not need the legislators to give us what is our already, it is time to just take it back, no negotiations, no legislation, just the American Juries putting government in it’s place, under the people not over them. Ya it is longwinded but we need to be on the attack instead of being attacked, in the legal sense. Here the last thing I want to say:
Lets place the legislation below against the ideas of the original draft of the Declaration of Independents written by Thomas Jefferson. Let see how these legislative acts create peace, respect, and honor in the relationship of the people with their elected government. Let see how these acts of legislation promote liberty and justice which is the very essence of the founding fathers’ spiritual dream for a country without tyranny and persecution. These legislative acts are known as the Harrison Narcotics Act of the 63rd US Congress (1914), the Marihuana Tax Act of the 75th US Congress (1937), and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of the 91st US Congress (1970). VS. “We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these ends, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government shall become destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles & organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety & happiness.”
Does these acts of congress preserve the inherent & inalienable rights of the people? How are the inherent & inalienable rights preserved by the government for the people? Among those rights are the preservation of life, liberty itself, and the very pursuit of happiness as an equal and independent person / people. When has this elected government respected the preservation of life? Where is our liberty today? Are we free to pursuit our independent happiness as long as it does not step on the rights of others? To secure these ends, governments are in instituted among men, driving their just powers from the consent of the governed. The Governed want changes in the cannabis law not a negotiation with the hired help! It is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, which shall most likely to effect their safety and happiness. So how does the present cannabis prohibition laws effect our safety and happiness? Has the government become destructive in their Constructive Fraud upon the people? Who is destructive to the safety and welfare of the American People? Do we now have a right to alter and or abolish those elements of government that are destructive to the people as a whole? As we have learn and are better educated should the American people have to maintain the fraudulent information and practices of the early 1900s? Or will we be allowed our liberty to case off that which is untrue which creates hostilities between the American people and their elected employees – government?
Can the American Government continue to unjustly defraud the American People of their inalienable rights to the cannabis plant even after their many lies are exposed? Why must we continue the fraudulent legislative acts? Why would the American People let this elected government, knowing there is no real safety issue with the health and welfare of the nation to continue to lock people up for the use the cannabis plant? Will we as American Juries allow another 800,000 plus fellow Americans be labeled as criminals? Can we change the law by Jury Nullification or Jury Lawlessness and put an end to these unlawful acts. If we, as the jury of peers refuse to convict our fellow American who use cannabis how will the government not hear our voice? Why will we Americans, the employer, let our government, the employees, spend billions of dollars, dollars we don’t have to spend, on incarcerating these cannabis plant users?(average cost of prisoner $23,500) How does taking Americans who have had their inalienable rights unjustly abrogated away from them, placed in prison, or placed on probation and forced to attend drug treatment, how does this make these folks a better person? Or for that matter where is the benefit to society? If we harden a person’s heart do we get a better citizen? Will it make for a better republic? Time for those called to jury duty to just say Not Guilty! We do not need the legislators to give us what is our already, it is time to just take it back, no negotiations, no legislation, just the American Juries putting government in it’s place, under the people not over them.
Ya it is longwinded but we need to be on the attack instead of being attacked, in the legal sense.

]]> By: GREEN DOOR REFERNDUM http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56927 GREEN DOOR REFERNDUM Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:38:06 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56927 WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF? For those who believe in a Creator...and the gift of Manna..."religious use" is a solid devotion to your Faith. For those who believe in your physician..."medicinal use" is a solid obligation to your health and well being. For those free adults who use cannabis responsibly ...your solid oversight and conduct is to yourself as a responsible individual. WHO DID I LEAVE OUT? For those who believe in our Constitution, and liberty ...who still believe We the People are not absent influence...for those who still have a social conscience, and a solid desire to advance society ..."THE ONLY WAY TO PREVAIL IS TO VOTE PROHIBS OUT OF OFFICE"...and that's no B.S. You can no longer say..."COUNT ME OUT." So!..."BE THERE, OR BE SQUARE." Eletions are soon...let's see what you've got. Our vote talks, and our abstention walks." Take it from 21 Joseph "Ironman" Siler. If you can't march on Washington, at least walk on the voting box. I quote Mr. Chong..."LET'S VOTE THESE FUCKERS OUT OF OFFICE." Rebel with a Cause aka Manford Mantis WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF?

For those who believe in a Creator…and the gift of Manna…”religious use” is a solid devotion to your Faith.

For those who believe in your physician…”medicinal use” is a solid obligation to your health and well being.

For those free adults who use cannabis responsibly
…your solid oversight and conduct is to yourself as a responsible individual.

WHO DID I LEAVE OUT?

For those who believe in our Constitution, and liberty
…who still believe We the People are not absent influence…for those who still have a social conscience, and a solid desire to advance society
…”THE ONLY WAY TO PREVAIL IS TO VOTE PROHIBS OUT OF OFFICE”…and that’s no B.S. You can no longer say…”COUNT ME OUT.” So!…”BE THERE, OR BE SQUARE.”
Eletions are soon…let’s see what you’ve got. Our vote talks, and our abstention walks.”

Take it from 21 Joseph “Ironman” Siler.

If you can’t march on Washington, at least walk on the voting box. I quote Mr. Chong…”LET’S VOTE THESE FUCKERS OUT OF OFFICE.”

Rebel with a Cause aka Manford Mantis

]]> By: Joseph "Ironman" Siler http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56814 Joseph "Ironman" Siler Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:27:21 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56814 OH Ya'll, there's an election coming up. Are you registered? If you aren't quit playin around, talks cheap. Get registered, and vote them ALL out of office, and vote people more friendly to us IN. OH Ya’ll, there’s an election coming up. Are you registered? If you aren’t quit playin around, talks cheap. Get registered, and vote them ALL out of office, and vote people more friendly to us IN.

]]> By: dragonfly http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56799 dragonfly Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:04:36 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56799 comment#18 happened in douglas county in mountain grove missouri and so many things like that are happening in other counties-people need to start speaking up and stand up for themselves!!!!!! comment#18 happened in douglas county in mountain grove missouri and so many things like that are happening in other counties-people need to start speaking up and stand up for themselves!!!!!!

]]> By: Castaneda http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56765 Castaneda Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:13:44 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56765 Rick Steves is one of cannabis's best supports and advacates in my opinion. Repected, soft spoken, celeberty nice guy. Rick you the man. Love everything you do. Rick Steves is one of cannabis’s best supports and advacates in my opinion. Repected, soft spoken, celeberty nice guy. Rick you the man. Love everything you do.

]]> By: dragonfly http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56763 dragonfly Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:50:24 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56763 We sure appreciate what you are doing steve-definately a good man.We are so tired of the war against people for marijuana-god never intended for his beautiful people to get hurt from the police over a plant that he created to grow along side all other plants to be seen and used by all freely and not through a doctor but gotten freely as created to be.Too many people wind up in a heap of harassment by law thugs over misidentifying plants and seed carried onto their properties by weather,birds,and animalsand next these law thugs are busting the door down,tearing up their houses,cutting locks,slicing open clearly marked meat packages in their freezers,valuables come up missing,police calling places of employment causing loss of jobs before any charges are filed,helicopters constantly hovering over the victim's house and over family and friend's houses,and all this and so much more even after finding nothing in their search and the victim passing 9 panel hair tests.Oh yea making the victim's life unbearable and then the police running their mouths saying the victims are druggies and drug ring leaders-Huge nightmare!!!!!!Horrible waste of tax money-horrible way to treat good people!!!God never intended for any of this to happen!!!!!!!! We sure appreciate what you are doing steve-definately a good man.We are so tired of the war against people for marijuana-god never intended for his beautiful people to get hurt from the police over a plant that he created to grow along side all other plants to be seen and used by all freely and not through a doctor but gotten freely as created to be.Too many people wind up in a heap of harassment by law thugs over misidentifying plants and seed carried onto their properties by weather,birds,and animalsand next these law thugs are busting the door down,tearing up their houses,cutting locks,slicing open clearly marked meat packages in their freezers,valuables come up missing,police calling places of employment causing loss of jobs before any charges are filed,helicopters constantly hovering over the victim’s house and over family and friend’s houses,and all this and so much more even after finding nothing in their search and the victim passing 9 panel hair tests.Oh yea making the victim’s life unbearable and then the police running their mouths saying the victims are druggies and drug ring leaders-Huge nightmare!!!!!!Horrible waste of tax money-horrible way to treat good people!!!God never intended for any of this to happen!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Lea http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56711 Lea Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:22:49 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56711 Thank you Rick Steves. It would be my greatest hope at this moment if concrete and positive results transpire from this conference towards ending this war on cannabis. Thank you Rick Steves. It would be my greatest hope at this moment if concrete and positive results transpire from this conference towards ending this war on cannabis.

]]> By: David http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56694 David Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:02:08 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56694 Thanks for your dedication to the cause, Rick! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thanks for your dedication to the cause, Rick! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

]]> By: Jim http://blog.norml.org/2009/09/04/profiles-in-cannabis-rick-steves/comment-page-1/#comment-56690 Jim Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:27:03 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/?p=1541#comment-56690 I listen to Steves on Sunday mornings on NPR. He is a silent but smoldering ally for marijuana law reform. I listen to Steves on Sunday mornings on NPR. He is a silent but smoldering ally for marijuana law reform.

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